Indictment of Steele dossier source is more bad news for multiple media outlets  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow in December 2017 aired a special report on the Trump-Russia dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele.  That document, claimed Maddow …

State Farm stands by Aaron Rodgers after his vaccine comments: ‘Respect his right’ to have his own point of view  —  Given a chance to repudiate the lies and misinformation spread last week about COVID-19 vaccines by Green Bay Packers quarterback and company pitchman Aaron Rodgers, State Farm punted.

Metallurgist admits faking steel-test results for Navy subs  —  A metallurgist in Washington state pleaded guilty to fraud Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines.  —  Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn …

Rep. Paul Gosar tweets altered anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden  —  Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) shared an altered, animated video that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden …

White House tells businesses to proceed with vaccine mandate despite court-ordered pause  — The White House on Monday said businesses should move forward with the requirements despite the court-ordered pause.  — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, considered …

House Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas to 6 top Trump advisers, including pair involved in Willard hotel ‘command center’  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued subpoenas Monday to six top advisers to former president Donald Trump, including two who were active …

Gavin Newsom's wife, California Democrats bristle at questions about governor's continued absence  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has not appeared publicly since abruptly canceling a visit to Glasgow, Scotland on Oct. 29 for a climate change conference, stirring considerable online speculation.

‘Free Joe Biden’: Sean Maloney on How Democrats Can Get Back on Track  —  In an interview, the leader of the House Democrats' campaign arm acknowledged the major challenges facing the party but defended its agenda and its continued focus on Donald Trump.  —  In the days since Democrats …

USA-ELECTION/THREATS  —  Law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials.  Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers.  Most were unrepentant.  —  This story contains text, images and audio clips with offensive language.

Fact check: Deceptive Republican attack ad uses images from Trump presidency to depict ‘chaos’ under Biden  —  Keilar challenges Senator Scott on Trump's role in 2022 midterms  —  Washington (CNN)A new national television ad from House Republicans' campaign arm deceptively uses images …

What Moves Swing Voters  —  A creative new poll tries to understand.  —  Political pundits often talk about swing voters as if they were upscale suburbanites, like “soccer moms” or “office-park dads.”  And some are.  But many are blue-collar.  They are the successors to the so-called Reagan Democrats …

The Man Behind the Man Behind January 6  —  In late October 2020, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was attending the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett when his cellphone rang.  He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call.

Covid-Related School Chaos Is a Problem for Democrats  —  Last Wednesday morning, Christopher Rufo, the architect of the right-wing crusade against critical race theory, sent me a message asking if I wanted to talk, I suppose because I was one of the first people to write about his project back in February.

“Critical Race Theory” and actual education policy, part two  —  The core problem is a dangerous attack on efforts to measure learning  —  In yesterday's post I wrote about two recent trends in progressive education policy that have (rightly, I think) annoyed a lot of people …

Inside Ivy Getty's Fantasy Wedding Weekend in San Francisco  —  Artist and model Ivy Love Getty, the great granddaughter of J. Paul Getty and one of the heiresses to the oil fortune he amassed, married photographer Tobias Alexander Engel in a ceremony officiated by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at City Hall in San Francisco.

Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading  —  A few years ago, high school teacher Joshua Moreno got fed up with his grading system, which had become a points game.  —  Some students accumulated so many points early on that by the end of the term they knew …

The Senate's year-end to-do list is ‘going to be a train wreck’  —  Ho, ho, oh no. Long nights, weekend work and threatened holidays are a Capitol tradition, and this year is likely no exception.  —  Some senators have relayed their concerns about delays to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Brainard Interviewed by Biden for Fed Chair as Search Heats Up  — Discussion shows that Powell faces serious rival for chair  — Powell widely seen by economists as Biden's likely choice  —  Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard was interviewed for the top job at the U.S. central bank …

Trump makes — and loses — overnight bid to block Jan. 6 investigators  —  The Archives indicated it would turn documents over to lawmakers by Friday.  —  Former President of the United States Donald Trump lost his bid to prevent the National Archives from sending sensitive records to Jan. 6 committee investigators.

Winsome Sears: The latest Black conservative to make liberals nervous  —  If there's anything that liberal elites, especially Black liberal elites, hate more than white rednecks, it's Black conservatives.  Elites see them as sell-outs, or “Uncle Toms.”  MSNBC host Joy Reid once referred …

Children's book series hails ‘Heroes of Liberty’ like Ronald Reagan, Amy Coney Barrett, Thomas Sowell  —  Editor of new book series decries ‘garbage and indoctrination’ in children's literature  —  Alex Berenson on Dr. Seuss, China, censorship  —  EXCLUSIVE: A forthcoming children's book …

Ted Cruz wants Texas to secede if ‘things become hopeless’ in the US  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that Texas should secede if Democrats “fundamentally” destroy the U.S. but added that “he is not ready to give up on America yet.”  —  “If the Democrats end the filibuster …

Tucker Carlson Is a ‘Manipulative Son of a Bitch’ — and Other Thoughts from Adam Kinzinger  —  The outgoing Republican lawmaker gets candid about what he was ready to do Jan. 6, his next election, and whether Republicans will pay a price for their addiction to Donald Trump

Unscientific Method  —  An astronomer's peer-reviewed work is passed under the “equity” lens and found wanting.  —  The Social Order  —  Another day, another retraction of a scientific paper for violating the code of diversity.  On November 1, astronomer John Kormendy withdrew an article …

Red states draw GOP-friendly maps as Dems despair  —  Republican-controlled states have been cranking out new congressional maps that spell trouble for Democrats unless courts intervene.  —  Why it matters: Last week's Virginia and New Jersey results set off alarm bells for the party …

Why millions of job seekers aren't getting hired in this hot job market  —  The United States has a record number of job openings, but many firms continue to favor candidates with several years of experience, availability to work evening or weekend hours, and a willingness to work in-person

Biden seeks infrastructure bounce.  But can a nuts-and-bolts pitch overcome cultural divides?  —  The White House and congressional Democrats are preparing an aggressive sales campaign to promote the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package soon to become law, an effort they hope will begin …

Survivor of Rittenhouse shooting says he pointed gun at U.S. teen, tried to disarm him  —  The only protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive testified on Monday that he believed the U.S. teenager was an “active shooter” and was trying to disarm Rittenhouse when a bullet from the teen's semi-automatic rifle severed part of his arm.

How Covid became the unlikely hero of our inflation crisis  —  The message Americans have been getting about inflation from in recent months can be summed up in four words: Be afraid.  Very afraid. … It's a message that much of the media has been happy to spread, epitomized by an odd segment …

Canadian woman becomes first person diagnosed as suffering from ‘climate change’  —  “If we're not looking at the underlying cause, and we're just treating the symptoms, we're just gonna keep falling further and further behind,” the doctor responsible for the diagnosis said.  —  Story at a glance

Why I'm co-founding a new university dedicated to freedom of thought and study  —  Frustrated with how modern universities stifle free thought and academic diversity, a group of writers and entrepreneurs announced Monday that they are launching their own institute of higher learning: The University of Austin.

The Jolt: Could Michael Thurmond be Democrats' Plan B if Stacey Abrams doesn't run?  —  Will Dekalb County CEO Michael Thurmond run for governor on the Democratic ticket in 2022 if Stacy Abrams does not?  That was the question posed to him Friday on GPB's Political Rewind with Bill Nigut during …